Yalie + Sciency = Yaciency

<p>Hi All,</p>

<p>I'm pretty sure I want to major in something science related, probably biology or engineering, and I was hoping I could have some students already in Yale answers some questions I have about the sciences at Yale.</p>

<p>a) How strong is it academically. Is it a very rigorous courseload that's very difficult?
b) Did you believe that having a strong interest in science helped your Yale application?
c) What made you pick Yale over another school?
d) How are the professors?
e) Do you make connections with famous people (a.k.a. people you could see becoming the future president or CEO of a big company or the next Edgar Allen Poe, etc.)</p>

<p>Thanks. :D</p>

<p>I'm interested in this too.</p>

<p>Free bump!</p>

<p>Bump war! I really want to know.</p>

<p>Bump again once more.</p>

<p>I have to agree with the aforementioned: bump again :D</p>

<p>Here's part of a PM I sent to someone regarding Yale sciences; it answers some of your questions.</p>

<p>Yale is strong in the natural sciences, even relative to its peer schools, Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford. Yale recently pledged $1 billion towards further building the sciences and engineering. </p>

<p>Yale has a top bio program (The graduate program is ranked #7 nationally by US News, but grad rankings aren't so relevant for undergrad) and is one of few schools (or possibly the only school) to offer the major Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. I'm a MCDB (Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Bio) major and the course offerings here really sealed the deal for me. There are courses in neurobiology, biotechnology, electron microscopy lab (!), and there's even a rainforest exhibition course where Yale pays for your travel to one of the world's remote rainforests to collect specimens and due research on them over the summer (with a stipend). Also, 95% of science majors at Yale do independent research with a faculty member and usually 100-200 undergrads co-author published research papers EACH year. </p>

<p>I'm currently a sophomore and I easily got research at the School of Medicine, where I'm doing a project on intracellular kinases and cell signaling for human melanoma cell lines (with the intent of developing better treatments for melanoma). I'm only a sophomore, but plenty of freshmen get involved in research too. There are formal programs such as Perspectives on Science and STARS, both of which provide full funding and stipends to do research with a prominent Yale faculty member over the summer.</p>

<p>Finally, if you're interested in medicine, you should note that Yale sends 94-96% of its premeds to medical school. Compare this with Stanford University, where only 75% of premeds get into a medical school, for whatever reason (surprising, isn't it?). </p>

<p>You should take a look at some of the amazing course offerings on Yale</a> Online Course Information | Search Courses. Yale really is one of the best places in the world to learn science; the faculty are devoted to teaching and knowing their undergrad students, research opportunities abound, and the premed and other pre-science career fields receive superior advising (note the superior placement Yale grads receive in graduate schools). </p>

<p>I could really go on forever, but Yale is an AMAZING place to study science. (Not to mention everything else that's amazing here.)</p>

<p>(As for your question about meeting famous people, Barry Sharpless, Nobel Laureate, gave a lecture to my Orgo class today. Another nobel laureate was one of my professors for Molecular Biology. Tony Blair teaches here, Emma Watson is applying here, and Denzel Washington, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Edward Norton, Meryl Streep, Jerry Seinfeld, R.L. Stine, George Bush Jr. and Sr., Bill Clinton, Henry Kissinger, and countless others have been on campus to talk to undergrads within the last few years.)</p>

<p>Thanks, you set my heart at ease knowing that I did indeed pick the right school. I hope other people read this post too. :D</p>

<p>This question has been asked before, try doing a Search on the main Yale forum. For instance, a search of "science" came up with this:</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/325738-how-bad-really-science-engineering-yale.html?highlight=science%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/325738-how-bad-really-science-engineering-yale.html?highlight=science&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Note: many current Y students frequent the main Y forum, so this type of question may get more replies there.</p>

<p>bump i wanna know too</p>

<p>ENTSurgeon: you should really be aware how current the threads are that you reply to. You seem to have done this more than once. The person first posted in 11/08 with the last response on 12/08. Also, this is a thread for people who were graduating HS in 2008. A bit dated no? I’ll bet all the respondents on this thread are college Juniors now – not patrolling CC any longer.</p>

<p>Yale has many strengths in the sciences. We have a very strong record for Med school admissions. Classes are small, there is support for incubator start-ups and best of all in most departments undergraduates can participate in real research. I do not know whether saying you are interested in science helps on admissions. I’ve participated in reading applications and I do not understand how they pick. They like “well rounded” I just think that means who can project themselves well (the operator type). The best advice is to write your essay in as detailed and focused a way as possible. Focus on a real experience or event in a sincere and down to earth manner (as opposed to the general “save the earth” type). Remember that the admissions people read hundreds of applications so you do not want to bore them.</p>

<p>I know that this is an old post but people searching Yale and science may read it. I know I’ve benefited from some old posts on the prep school threads.</p>

<p>^^The problem with posting on old threads is when the person who reactivates the thread starts responding to the OPs question (who is usually long gone) and then other members follow suit giving advice because they have not noticed the date of the thread. </p>

<p>To keep this from happening, do as you have, and STATE that it is an old thread but you want to contribute to it. Then other members at least know the status of the thread and can contribute or not as they see fit, and don’t waste their time answering specific questions which are no longer relevant.</p>

<p>Hey guys I’m new here and was wondering of applying to yale. I tried to look o the website but I had some trouble. Does anyone Know the requirements one must meet to apply to Yale’s Medical school?</p>

<p>^This subforum is for the Class of 2012, so rising seniors. Because of this, this subforum gets very little traffic, most of the students no longer participate on CC.</p>

<p>If you want to know the coursework requirements for Y Med:</p>

<p>[Pre-Medical</a> Requirements > Admissions | Medical Education | Yale School of Medicine](<a href=“http://medicine.yale.edu/education/admissions/apply/premed.aspx]Pre-Medical”>http://medicine.yale.edu/education/admissions/apply/premed.aspx)</p>

<p>Here’s what you do to apply:</p>

<p>[MD</a> Program > Admissions | Medical Education | Yale School of Medicine](<a href=“http://medicine.yale.edu/education/admissions/apply/md.aspx]MD”>http://medicine.yale.edu/education/admissions/apply/md.aspx)</p>

<p>First go to the primary source, the college website. After that, the PreMed forum here on CC would be a good source of information.</p>